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Heather Lalley

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Heather Lalley

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Operations

Panera Bread expands rewards program to grocery CPG

Shoppers who spend $20 on Panera-branded grocery items, including salad dressings and mac & cheese, can get a $5 electronic gift card to use at the fast-casual brand's restaurants.

Operations

US Foods completes expansion of a massive Louisiana distribution center

The 205,000-square-foot facility in Marrero, Louisiana, triples the size of the previous center and boosts the broadline distributor's reach across the South.

Workforce

How restaurants feed a culture of substance abuse

Restaurant employees are more likely to suffer from drug and alcohol abuse than almost any other industry. Explanations for the problem vary, but a big one is denial.

Operations

Why restaurants should be nervous about Amazon Fresh

The swiftly expanding grocery chain, which opened two new stores Wednesday, offers high convenience, low prices and a vast selection of ready-to-eat food.

Marketing

Salt & Straw churns out a new ice cream topping: Perfume

Marketing Bites: No, it’s not an April Fool’s joke; plus, White Castle pushes late night, Nando’s celebrates its South African heritage and more marketing news of the week.

Financing

Dave & Buster’s might convert some units to Main Event

The food-and-games chain said it has four locations that are “big and unwieldy” and might make more sense as units of its recently acquired eatertainment brand.

Financing

Longtime franchisee purchases Snappy Tomato Pizza

Tim Gayhart bought the 44-unit pizza concept for an undisclosed amount from The Deters Company. He’s been a franchisee since 1991.

Marketing

Want free fries? Clear your schedule Wednesday

Chains around the country are celebrating National French Fry Day with giveaways, contests and even a chance to spend a couple of nights in a potato hotel.

Leadership

Dave & Buster’s shakes up its C-suite

Fresh off its acquisition of food-and-games chain Main Event, the eatertainment chain has filled eight executive posts. All came from one of the two brands.

Emerging Brands

Sam Fox bakes up two new pizza growth vehicles

The Arizona restaurateur is finally ready to add locations of Detroit-style Fly Bye and full-service Doughbird after running them as single units for years.

Operations

Historic indies receive $40K grants for upgrades

Twenty-five independent restaurants from around the country were awarded a total of $1 million in grants from American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Marketing

Camp McDonald’s makes some unhappy campers grimace

Marketing Bites: Problems with a third-party site kept some customers from getting an in-demand Grimace pool float, a hot dog stand offers free milkshakes with proof of vasectomy, and more marketing news of the week.

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